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Loaded gun taken from student at Dallas ISD’s Kennedy-Curry Middle School

Kennedy-Curry Middle School, where Dallas ISD police on Tuesday took a loaded gun from a student.

Dallas ISD police confiscated a loaded gun this week from a student at Kennedy-Curry Middle School in southeast Dallas.

An officer removed the gun from a student’s backpack on Tuesday, according to a letter principal Regina Rice sent to parents. Rice didn’t inform parents of the confiscated gun until Thursday.

Police removed the student from the campus and the “administration has taken appropriate disciplinary action,” the letter states. KDFW (Channel 4) reports reported that the student was a a sixth grader who had a .25-caliber pistol.

“Thankfully no one was injured,” district spokeswoman Libby Daniels told The Dallas Morning News via email. “Safety is our top priority for our students and staff. The school acted quickly with the appropriate measures.”

Daniels said the district would release more information when Dallas ISD police finish the investigation.